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TIL you should never defragment a solid-state drive (SSD)

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QNR0X TIL. That Clause 11 in Article 1 Section 8 of the US Constitution allows for congress to issue Letters of Marque which historically have allowed for governments to hire state sponsored pirates who can seize ships and contents on the high seas
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kOvNm TIL Christopher Columbus has a descendant named Christopher Columbus XX, who is also descended from Montezuma II.
kGDW TIL that the reason so many south and central Asian countries end in “stan” is because it’s an ancient word for “land of” or “homeland”
wPGM TIL: There is no evidence for the widely-held belief that the U.S. distributed smallpox-infected blankets to Native Americans. That notion came from one professor who fabricated his research.